Christian Williams will probably be on the ones at Sandown now - and he is an able deputy. |
He came back in training in July but the more we did with him, the more he started to get sore, |
He is still a bit of a baby. He'll get an entry for Cheltenham but not against Denman. |
He went down to Exeter on Friday and worked over a mile and six furlongs with Ruby Walsh. I was very pleased, he jumped superbly. |
He went there and worked over a mile and six furlongs with [jockey] Ruby Walsh. Liam Heard rode Le Passing alongside him and I was very pleased. He jumped superbly. |
He's just got in there. He finished third up at Perth at the end of a long season on his last start and he might just need this. |
His breathing has been helped by a wind operation after he ran at Ludlow in January and the horse is progressing well. |
I don't think he wants any further than this, he just stays the two miles very well. Ruby has already schooled him over fences and he is a brilliant jumper - he will make a very nice chaser. |
I really wanted to get a gallop into him but it was getting difficult with the bad weather, and the weekend was the perfect day for him. |
I think it's a really positive idea and I'm sure I shall be having runners in the first stage at Haydock. |
It is the wrong track for him. |
It looks a competitive race. But at his best he is in with a big chance. He likes Cheltenham and I wouldn't rule him out. |
It's a shame we lost the race at Windsor last week as that looked ideal for him. With due respect to all the other horses in the race, there is a few of the top horses not there. |
Lou Du Moulin Mas always runs well and will give Sam Thomas a great ride. |
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